SA’s FredieBlom, one of world's oldest men, passes away
CAPE TOWN - One of South Africa’s oldest men passed away at the age of 116 on Saturday. Fredie Blom, affectionately known as “Oupa,” passed away at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town.Oupa lost his baby sister and several family members to the Spanish Flu in 1918, as Naidoo explained: “He was still chopping wood about two weeks ago. His body couldn’t take it anymore.
We saw his state declining. He was in hospital and had extreme pain in his stomach.”“The village people and his family told him to go away as they had the disease. So, based on the stories I heard, he stood on the mountain and had to observe. There were bodies all over. The last person he looked after was his baby sister.”“He really loved his fire and tobacco. Whenever we visited, he always had a smile on his face.
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